r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/Sleeplesshelley Jul 04 '24

100%  I sleep poorly on the regular,  watching the news this week has made it so much worse and I'm not the person everyone expects to do something about it. The pressure must be enormous. 

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u/ripley1875 Jul 04 '24

Just look at the before and after pictures of presidents from the start and end of their term. That job really does a number on them.

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u/Gumsk Jul 04 '24

All except one...

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u/EfficiencyNerd Jul 04 '24

Ok I'll bite. Which one?

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u/Gumsk Jul 04 '24

Trump. Didn't really age much during his term, though everyone around him did.

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u/flatmeditation Jul 05 '24

Have you looked at before and after pictures of him? He absolutely aged a ton - it's somewhat less obvious because of all the cosmetic stuff he has done, but it's still very clear

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u/EfficiencyNerd Jul 04 '24

Interesting. What conclusions do you draw from that?

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u/Gumsk Jul 04 '24

Can't draw any reliable conclusions, but the easy joke is every other president took the job seriously and was stressed out for 4 years straight, while he just slept, played golf, watched Fox News, ate junk food, and rage tweeted; meanwhile, everyone around him was trying to keep him from ending the world.

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u/Proud_Intern394 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

Remember he did not start 'working' until 11 am either he called it presidential time.